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fruit! So are various different small mammals. And attracted to the small creatures are . . . snakes!
    The one you’ve just walked into is well camouflaged on the forest floor and is highly venomous – a bushmaster. Alarmed, it strikes at your leg, delivering a
    lethal dose of venom.
    The end.

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Bushmaster Snake
    •  One of the world’s most venomous snakes, bushmasters, are found in Central and South America, especially in the Amazon rainforest.
    •  Bushmasters are a type of pit viper. These are snakes that have heat-sensitive pits on their heads, which they use to detect their small animal prey.
    •  They’re the longest venomous snake in the Americas and can grow up to three metres long, though on average they’re less than two metres.
    •  Bushmasters are reddish brown in colour, with an irregular diamond-shaped pattern along their thick bodies. This means they’re well camouflaged on the
     rainforest floor.
    •  The snakes are rarely seen, partly because of their camouflage and partly because they are usually nocturnal.
    •  Bushmasters can be aggressive, especially if they’re startled. They have been known to bite and kill people.
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Y ou rip a strip of cloth from your shirt and gingerly apply it to the wound, tying it in place firmly but not too
    tightly. Your makeshift bandage provides enough pressure to stop the bleeding. You rest for a while, then cautiously stand up and move. The wound is painful, but at least it’s not pouring
    with blood. There’s even more reason for you to find help now, so despite the pain you carry on.
    There’s a well-worn trail ahead of you – possibly made by animals, but you hope it might be made by people. Alternatively you could meander through the trees.
    You’re not sure which route to take, but as you look through the trees in the opposite direction from the trail, it looks a little brighter. Maybe there’s a river that way.
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A s you pass a hollow tree, you hear a buzzing sound. There are a few bees near the tree and as you take a closer look you
    can see that bees have made their home inside the hollow trunk. You know that honey is one of the most nutritious, easily digestable, energy-giving foods you could possibly find. And honeycomb
    will keep for ages, too. It might be worth a few stings to get to the precious honey and, if it proves too difficult, you can always walk away again. After all, you know you’re not allergic
    to bee stings.

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T he water does feel good as you step into it. But very quickly, it begins to feel very, very bad. . .
    You feel a sharp, tearing pain in your leg and cry out, then another – something is biting you! You lunge for the side of the pool and scramble out, shaking. There are
    two very nasty bites on your leg, and you can see that whole chunks of flesh are missing! You’ve been bitten by hungry red-bellied piranha fish, which must have been trapped in the pool
    during a flood and become stranded there.
    You feel sick as you look down at your bleeding wounds and try to decide what to do. You’re bleeding heavily. What should you do for the best? You could make a bandage
    from your clothing – but your clothes are very far from being sterile, and you might end up causing a fatal infection. Or you could try and find some clean water to wash the wounds.

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Piranha Fish
    •  Piranha fish are found in lakes and rivers in South America, and are quite common.
    •  There are lots of different